KPK Finds Out Since When TKA Agents Extorted By The Ministry Of Manpower To Get Permission

KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has explored since when the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) had extorted foreign workers' permits (TKA). Two witnesses were questioned at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta today.

The two witnesses examined were Muhammad Tohir alias Doni who is a TKA agent and Yuda Novendri Yustandra as Director of PT Laman Davindro Bahman.

"Witnesses were present. Both were investigated whether the request for money and the alleged extortion occurred before 2019 or after that," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo to reporters in a written statement, Monday, September 29.

Budi did not specify the results of the next examination. Including when the extortion was carried out by the Ministry of Manpower.

Previously reported, the KPK announced eight suspects in the extortion case for the processing of foreign workers' permits (TKA) at the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) for the 2019-2024 period.

Two of them were Suhartono and Haryanto who had served as Director General of Manpower Placement and Expansion of Job Opportunities (Binapenta and PKK) of the Ministry of Manpower. They are suspected of having participated in the flow of extortion money from foreign workers whose value reached Rp53.7 billion.

Meanwhile, the other suspect is Wisnu Pramono as Director of PPTKA of the Ministry of Manpower; Devi Anggraeni as Coordinator of the PPTKA Feasibility Test for the period 2020-July 2024 then became Director of PPTKA for the period 2024-2025; Gatot Widiartono as Coordinator of Analysis and Control of Foreign Workers The Directorate of Control of the Use of Foreign Workers of the Ministry of Manpower; and Putri Citra Wahyoe, Jamal Shodiqin, and Alfa Eshad who are staff at the Directorate General of Binapenta and PPK.

From this case, the KPK has confiscated Harley Davidson from the former special staff of Ida Fauziyah while serving as Minister of Manpower, Risharyudi Triwibowo. The big motorbike was already at the KPK Confiscated Property Storage House (Rupbasan), Jalan Dewi Sartika, Cawang, East Jakarta after being brought by investigators on July 21.

In addition, investigators have also confiscated several other assets. Including Haryanto's house and rented house.

The confiscated rented assets are in the Cimanggis area, Depok, West Java. Meanwhile, the houses are in the Sentul area, Bogor Regency, West Java.